Understanding right vs. wrong and following right

adjective

1. Of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behavior ethical

   "moral judgments"

2. Expressing or teaching a conception of right behavior

   "a moral poem"

3. Conforming to a standard of right behavior

   "took a moral position on the issue though it cost him the nomination"

4. Sanctioned by or operative on one's conscience or ethical judgment

   "a moral obligation"

5. Capable of right and wrong action

   "a moral agent"

6. Probable though not proved virtual

   "a moral certainty"

7. Perceptual or psychological rather than tangible or practical in nature or effect

   "a moral victory"

noun

1. The moral significance or practical lesson (as of a story)

   "The moral of the story is to be satisfied with what you have."

2. A passage pointing out usually in conclusion the lesson to be drawn from a story
3. Moral practices or teachings modes of conduct

   "an authoritative code of morals has force and effect when it expresses the settled customs of a stable society"

4. Ethics

   "the science of morals endeavors to divide men into the good and the bad"

5. Morale

   "The casualties did not shake the moral of the soldiers."

noun

1. A set of beliefs or values that help guide ethical decisions, judgments, and behavior an internal sense of right and wrong

   "Mr. Mandela was unique. How often in a generation does a giant walk among us, with brilliance and courage, guided by an immaculate moral compass?"

noun

1. A situation in which a party is incentivized to risk causing harm because another party is obligated to remedy the consequences of the harm caused

   "Patricia A. McCoy, a professor at Boston College of Law, said that during the financial crisis of 2008, the cap on deposit insurance was lifted under the Transaction Account Guarantee Program for most banks, and the suspension remained in place until the end of 2010. … Ms. McCoy said regulators and lawmakers need to be careful about permanently raising or eliminating the deposit cap as it can encourage unnecessary risk taking. “Every time this happens it increases the potential for moral hazard going forward,” Ms. McCoy said."

noun

1. Ethics

noun

1. A lack of certainty about whether something is right or wrong

noun

1. Trustworthiness to make decisions that are right and good

   "The scandal has undermined the government's moral authority."

noun

1. The act of helping someone by giving love, encouragement, etc.

   "She counted on her sisters for moral support."

noun

1. The achievement of something that is important and good

   "Although they lost, the minority claimed the vote as a moral victory since they had won the support of so many former opponents."

noun

1. A position in which one has a moral advantage over others

   "These countries lost/ceded the moral high ground when they entered the war to protect their economic interests."